- Kebayoran Baru
Kebayoran Baru is one of the most exclusive residential areas in
Jakarta ,Indonesia . It is a subdistrict ofSouth Jakarta , Indonesia, and is itself divided into ten administrative villages.Residential district
Kebayoran Baru is one of the most affluent areas of South Jakarta, where many wealthy citizens reside. Many prominent Indonesians live in the district, including
Jusuf Kalla (Vice President of Indonesia and notable business tycoon), Guruh Soekarno Putra (son of Soekarno and a respected artist ), Harry Tanusudibyo (Indonesian media tycoon), Tomy Winata (businessman and the owner of Artha Graha Bank), among others. Kebayoran Baru, along with the subdistrict ofMenteng , are the most expensive residential districts in Indonesia, having very high land prices per square foot.Although Kebayoran Baru, in the
Soekarno era, was solely a residential area, the district now contains many commercial ventures, being famous for itslifestyle business es.Fact|date=May 2007 Senayan is notable for its large concentration of businesses run by Korean expatriates in Indonesia, a trend which began as early as 1982. [cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/community/korea4.asp|title=More converge around 'Little Korea' in Jakarta|publisher=The Jakarta Post|accessdate=2007-05-14]Landmarks and administration
Landmarks in the subdistrict include the
Jakarta Stock Exchange and Al-Azhar Mosque. TheJakarta International School (a school for children of diplomats and expatriates in Indonesia) is located in Kebayoran Baru.The subdistrict is divided into 10 administrative villages ("kelurahan"): Selong, Gunung, Kramat Pela, North Gandaria, North Cipete, Pulo, Melawai, Petogogan, West Rawa, and Senayan.
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